Gas range



Feb. 25, 1930.

J. o. THOMSON ET AL 1,748,742

GAS RANGE Filed Sept. 22. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 HM 1mm.

INVENTORs /55 0. 76 0/ 460, Fxgyoe/wwr I44 Tao/s45 01v,

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Feb. 25, 1930. J. o. THOMSON ET AL ,7

GAS RANGE Filed Sept. 22. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 N VEN TORS PatentedFeb. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT -.-O,FFIICE' mssn o. rrromsolv ANDrnnnnarcx w. rnomsozv, or rmnnnnnrnm, PENNSYLVA NIA, ASSIGNORS 'roWILLIAM 'rnomson, me, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA GAS RANGE Application tiled September- 22,1928. Serial No. 807,5. 4.

Our invention relates to a new and useful.

improvement in gas ranges or' other ranges uslng fluid fuel.

It is the obgect of our invention to provide a novel combination ofbroiling oven and set of burners may be employed for both and so thatthe heat normally "wasted in a broiler oven is utilized for the griddleplate, and so as, moreover, to provide a better heat reflecting surfaceon the top of the broiling oven, thereby to increase the efliciency ofthe latter by more evenly distributing theheat therein. With the aboveends in view 'we provide a broiling oven with a range, the top wall ofwhich instead of being of the usual construction, is in the form of aremovable, relatively thick metallic griddle plate. v 1 v For thepurpose of illustratingour invention we have shown in the accompanyingdrawings one form thereof which is atipres- 'ent preferred by us,sincethe same has been atisfactory and found in practice to givereliable results, although it: is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which our invention consists can be various- 'lyarranged and organized and that our invention isnot limited to theprecise arrangement and organizationof theinstr umentaln ties as hereinshown and described. Y

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a four burner range embodyingour invention. I I

Figure2 represents a section on' line 2-K-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a erspective view of a six burner range embo yingourinvention. Fi ure 4 represents a section on line 4-4 of Flgure 3. Thegas range embodying our invention is designated generally by the numeral5 and is provided with four burners 6 in the usual manner supplied by acommon supply line 7.

The broiling oven-is designated generally by the numeral 8 and consistsof a chamber extending substantially across the depth of therangeimmediately below the upper surface thereof and surrounded by the walls9 and 10 and a bottom. 11.

Suitable guide supports 12 a. provided griddle plate in such a mannerthat a singlewardly.

along the walls 9 and 10 at various heights for the purpose ofsupporting the shelf 13 at the various levels. A

From the gas supply line 7 a pair of burner pipes '14- and 15 areextended longitudinally within the chamber 8 and spaced a suitabledistance from each other; i

=The top of the chamber 8 is formed of a relatively thick metallic plate16, preferably of aluminum, which is supported in the top 17 of thegauge by the recessed shoulders or flanges 18, as indicated particularlyin Figure 2. The to of the plate16 isthen flush with the top 0 therange.

p The griddle plate 16'may be provided with a pair ofhandles 19, bymeans of which it may be readily removed for the purposes of cleaning orotherwise. A relatively small drip channel 20 is provided near. theborder of the griddle plate 16 for the purpose of collecting anydrainings or drippings from the griddle .plate. i

The broiling pan 21 is supported upon a shelf 13 immediately below-theburners 14 which are thereby positioned intermediate the broiling panand the griddle plate.

The heat of the flame from the burners 14 and 15 is thus transmitted tothe broiling an both directly and by reflection from the I griddle plate16 which reflects the herat down- In so reflecting the heat downwardlythe griddle'plate is maintained at a constant temperature suitable formaking wheat cakes and the like. I

' A hole .22

is also provided throu h the I griddle plateat any suitable point, ancom- .municatmg with the drip channel 20 so as to convey the draining ordrippings from the griddle plate into the pan 21 below.

In Figures 3 and 4 we have illustrated another embodiment of ourinvention is ap lied I to a six burner range, in which the griddle plate16 is raised above the top 23 of the range so as to allow for the usualovens 24 and 25 as well as the-broiling oven 26.

In this instance, the broiling ov'en chambe 26 is raised somewhat by theupward extension of the walls 9 and .10 which 1n turn carry the recessedflanges 18 at the top for the reception of the gr ddle plate 16.

\Ve are aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formsWithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. andwe therefore 'desire the present embodiment to be considered in allrespects as illustrative and not restrictive, reterence being had to theappended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate thescope of the invention.

Having thus described our invention what We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A gas range having an upward extension at one end thereof and havingarranged above said upward extension a laterally extended elongatedopening provided with a recessed portion, a flatgriddle plate removablyfitted to said recessed portion, a peripherally arranged drip channelarranged in the flat top of said griddle plate, there being an aperturethrough said griddle plate and in communication'ivith said channel fordeflecting drip to said upward extension, a gas supply pipe at the rangefront, and burners connected with said supply pipe and extendedlaterally in spaced relation through said oven beneath said griddleplate.

2. A gas range having an upward extension at one end thereof and havingarranged above said upward extension a laterally extended elongatedopening provided with a recessed portion, a fiat griddle plate removablyfitted to said recessed portion, a peripherally arranged drip channelarranged in the flat top of said griddle plate, there being an aperturethrough said griddle plate and in communication with said channel fordeflecting drip to said oven, a gas supply pipe at the range front,burners connected with said supply pipe and extended laterally in spacedrelation through said upward extension beneath said griddle plate. andhandles arranged at each end of said griddle plate.

JESSE O. THOMSON, FREDERICK \V. THOMSON.

